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Author:   Michael Clark (University of Nottingham, UK) ,  Michael Clark (University of Nottingham, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9780415420839

ISBN 10:   0415420830
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   10 April 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780415538572
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

1. Achilles and the Tortoise 2. Allais’ Paradox 3. The Paradox of Analysis 4. The Arrow 5. The Barber Shop Paradox 6. Berry’s Paradox 7. Bertrand’s Box Paradox 8. Bertrand’s (Chord) Paradox 9. The Paradox of Blackmail 10. The Bridge 11. Buridan’s Ass 12. The Cable Guy Paradox 13. Cantor’s Paradox 14. The Paradox of the Charitable Trust 15. The Chicken and the Egg 16. Curry’s Paradox 17. The Paradox of Democracy 18. The Designated Student 19. The Paradox of Deterrence 20. The Eclipse Paradox 21. The Paradox of Entailment 22. The Paradox of Fiction 23. The Paradox of Foreknowledge 24. Galileo’s Paradox 25. The Gentle Murder Paradox 26. The Paradox of the Gods 27. Grue (Goodman’s `New Riddle of Induction’) 28. The Heap 29. Heraclitus’ Paradox 30. Heterological 31. Hilbert’s Hotel 32. The Indy Paradox 33. The Paradox of Inference 34. The Paradox of Interesting Numbers 35. The Paradox of Jurisdiction 36. The Paradox of Knowability 37. The Knower 38. The Lawyer 39. The Liar 40. The Lottery 41. Lycan’s Paradox 42. The Paradox of the Many 43. The Monty Hall Paradox 44. Moore’s Paradox 45. Moral Luck 46. The Paradox of the Muddy Children 47. Newcomb’s Problem 48. The Numbered Balls 49. The Paradox of Omniscience 50. Paradox 51. The Parrondo Paradox 52. The Placebo Paradox 53. The Paradox of Plurality 54. The Prediction Paradox 55. The Preface 56. The Paradox of Preference 57. Prisoners’ Dilemma 58. The Paradox of the Question

Reviews

'Self-contained courses in paradox are not usually taught as part of a philosophy degree. There is good reason for thinking they should be, and this book would make the ideal text for just such a course.' - Times Higher Education Supplement ' Clark's survey is an entertaining junkshop of mind-troubling problems.' - The Guardian ?Paradoxes from A to Z is a clear, well-written and philosophically reliable introduction to a range of paradoxes. It is the perfect reference book for anyone interested in this area of philosophy.? - Nigel Warburton, author of Philosophy: The Basics ?An excellent book . . . Clark?s masterful discussion makes this one of the best general introductions to paradoxes.' - James Cargile, University of Virginia ?very well done . . . a useful complement to the existing literature.' - Alan Weir, Queen?s University Belfast

Author Information

Michael Clark is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, and editor of the journal Analysis. He is an external assessor for Open University.

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